The final version of the O-355 would eventually produce 225 hp at 3,200 rpm. The engine has been used in countless airplanes and helicopters, but it never found its way into another production car.

[From Mark Smith] “Smyth TDI, 1.8T, VR6 Jetta and Golf 4 door based mid engine kit cars. You should start with a straight 4 door mk4 jetta or golf. These are from 1999.5 to 2003.

Lee Iacocca partnered Ford with Lola Cars Ltd. to develop a race car, and powered by a 255 V-8 Indy four-cam engine, the GT40 was born...called "40" because it was 40 inches high.

It retains the old engine, and this motor sits inside each rear wheel. It almost seems too good to be true, but a closer reading shows the rotor bolted on one side to the old wheel hub and on the ...

Driving intriguing Heckwagens from Stuttgart.Full disclosure: The sports car and its sibling shown here were built in the 1930s. The term "rear engine" usually isn't associated with , but in fact ...

All of this sounds very familiar to the system described in a patent application we recently dissected, although that version was designed for a front-engine car with a 90-degree V engine, which ...

While the rear-engine design didn’t catch on with consumers of the 1930s, its history can still be appreciated today. The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center is located in Irvine, Calif.